The Upper Lake Cougars will square off against the Cloverdale Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Upper Lake will be strutting in after a victory while Cloverdale will be coming in after a loss.
Upper Lake had to skate by with only a one-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 20-point drubbing they dealt Clear Lake on Tuesday. The Cougars blew past the Cardinals 56-36. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Cloverdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They took a blow against St. Helena, falling 61-24. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 986th, while the Saints are ranked 457th).
Cloverdale's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Upper Lake, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
Upper Lake came out on top in a nail-biter against Cloverdale in their previous meeting on January 6th, sneaking past 49-47. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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